Design inspiration abounds at nearly every turn at the 2012 Holiday House, the annual decorator showcase at a four-level, 20,000-square-foot mansion on the Upper East Side. Benefiting The Breast Cancer Research Foundation, the house is open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Tuesdays and Thursdays until 8 p.m.) through Nov. 18 at 2 East 63rd St. Admission is $30; 212-472-3313, holidayhousenyc.com....

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Design inspiration abounds at nearly every turn at the 2012 Holiday House, the annual decorator showcase at a four-level, 20,000-square-foot mansion on the Upper East Side. Benefiting The Breast Cancer Research Foundation, the house is open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Tuesdays and Thursdays until 8 p.m.) through Nov. 18 at 2 East 63rd St. Admission is $30; 212-472-3313, holidayhousenyc.com.

In the “One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest” anteroom, diSalvo Interiors, which has offices in Carle Place and Manhattan, included pages from leather-bound antique books, a Hollywood-style console in a high-gloss finish, and porcelain birds with pink ribbons around their necks. (Oct. 23, 2012)

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In the “One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest” anteroom, diSalvo Interiors, which has offices in Carle Place and Manhattan, included pages from leather-bound antique books, a Hollywood-style console in a high-gloss finish, and porcelain birds with pink ribbons around their necks. (Oct. 23, 2012)

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